As of this printing, with the government shutdown continuing with no end in sight, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has been paused as of Saturday, Nov. 1, which provided food assistance to approximately 60,000 residents in North Dakota. With the holidays drawing closer, local and state organizations move to support food assistance programs to provide for those in need.

Lake Region State College’s annual Key Event silent and live auction took place on Friday, Oct. 24, at 5:30 p.m. on campus in the Hofstad Ag Center. This year’s theme focused on “The Great Outdoors.”

Halloween is enjoyed by people of all ages, but few get a bigger kick out of the holiday than children. There are costumes to be worn, time spent with friends and the opportunity to collect free candy and other treats.

This fall, the Devils Lake movie theater Encore 301, located at 125 4th Street, will present a Fall Film Festival featuring the films of Daniel Bielinski. According to his website he is well known for Canticle Productions, a film production company dedicated to the telling of powerful stories of sacrifice, faith and perseverance that honor the land, history and people of North Dakota. It was founded by Bielinski, who has produced five feature films in North Dakota. He serves as Chair of Dramatic Arts at the University of Mary in Bismarck, where he lives with his wife and six children. He has an MFA in Theater Arts from Columbia University.

So, now that we are not seeing illegal immigrants returned to their home country but hellhole third-world prisons, you must realize just how far we have fallen as a moral and principled leading nation in the world. Now that we have the politically motivated, because it is not really about crime, militarization of cities governed by Democrats, are you proud of your country?

Devils Lake Police Department Reports the following:

The Devils Lake City Commission

Spirit Lake Tribal Council Declares State of Emergency as Federal Shutdown Threatens Food and Heating Assistance

An injury crash took place in Ramsey County on U.S. Highway 2 near mile marker 284, approximately 2.5 miles SE of Crary on Oct. 22 at approximately 9:35 p.m. CT.